"Byng: judicial murder or not?" Topic

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ochoin	06 Sep 2015 6:06 a.m. PST
On the OFM's suggestion: was Admiral Sir John Byng's sentence of death a fair if severe act of justice or judicial murder?
Winston Smith	06 Sep 2015 6:18 a.m. PST
Murder.
dragon6	06 Sep 2015 6:39 a.m. PST
Murder
vtsaogames	06 Sep 2015 7:01 a.m. PST
Red rum.
McKinstry	06 Sep 2015 7:30 a.m. PST
Murder most vile for political gain.
RavenscraftCybernetics	06 Sep 2015 7:45 a.m. PST
ZardoZ
Mute Bystander	06 Sep 2015 8:05 a.m. PST
Why would I care? To quote Rafiki, "It doesn't matter. It's in the past." To be clear to "some" that statement is DWS – dripping with sarcasm.
Big Red	06 Sep 2015 8:30 a.m. PST
Scapegoat, so sacrificed for the greater good of his superiors in the Admiralty.
Jlundberg	06 Sep 2015 8:54 a.m. PST
Pure scapegoat
Frederick	06 Sep 2015 9:38 a.m. PST
If scapegoating someone is judicial murder, then that would be right Byng went into battle with worn out ships with skeletal crews – no wonder he didn't win! Having him shot meant some nasty questions wouldn't get asked of the big bosses As I recall, popular opinion by the time of his execution was strongly on Byng's side
Cacique Caribe	06 Sep 2015 10:31 a.m. PST
Dude! Dan
Doms Decals	06 Sep 2015 11:08 a.m. PST
Judicial murder for sure – a travesty of "justice"….
charared	06 Sep 2015 5:00 p.m. PST
Murder.
Old Contemptibles	06 Sep 2015 6:22 p.m. PST
Very definition of scapegoat.
Shagnasty	06 Sep 2015 8:58 p.m. PST
Murder,"to encourage the others."